Thursday, 29 June 2017

Charities
National Energy Action (NEA) and Energy Action Scotland (EAS) have released a new
report which estimates over 9,600 frail and vulnerable people across the UK are
at risk of dying throughout the coming winter months due to cold homes; 80
people per day.

NEA and EAS are calling on all four nations’ governments to
hold an urgent summit to agree where new resources can be found to stop tragic
winter deaths. The new UK Fuel Poverty Monitor also provides the latest
national fuel poverty statistics and an update on the key aspects of policy
which impact on 4 million fuel poor households as well as the population at
large.

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

With funding
secured from the private sector, the national fuel poverty charity Energy
Action Scotland provided support to some member organisations working on the
ground to assist households who struggle to afford their fuel bills and to keep
warm at home. The impact the support has
had has been captured in two short films now available to view online.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

The Scottish Government has responded today (8 March) to the
final reports of its two advisory groups on fuel poverty. Last autumn the Scottish Fuel Poverty
Strategic Working Group and the Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force
concluded their year-long deliberations and published between them over 100
recommendations for better tackling fuel poverty in Scotland.

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Energy company E.ON has announced (7 March) that it is
increasing its standard electricity prices by an average of 13.8 per cent from
26 April.This increase, along with
similar increases by some other energy companies, will hit households that rely
on electric heating particularly hard.

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

With wintry weather still gripping the country, the new
fuel poverty figures for each local authority in Scotland published today (28
Feb) are significant and the charity Energy Action Scotland say they highlight
the scale of the problem which many households face to keep themselves and
their families warm at home.

Friday, 3 February 2017

The news today (Feb 3) that npower is increasing its electricity and gas
prices for customers next month by up to 15 per cent will without doubt
set off alarm bells for many people already struggling to afford their
fuel bills. Some other energy companies have already said they also
expect to increase prices this spring.

Thursday, 2 February 2017

The
vital and sometimes life-saving work carried out by dozens of organisations
across Scotland that tackle health issues caused by fuel poverty has been
mapped in a new report published today, Thursday 02 February 2017.

The authors say they
hope the learnings from the report – such as the difficulties in accessing what
can be short-term, ad hoc funding and dealing with data-protection issues –
will lead to a more cohesive, national approach for tackling fuel
poverty-related health issues.Read the Full Press Release